Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Auburn Tigers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
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McKay, Frerking help Auburn women trounce Tennessee 79-61
Katie Frerking added 22 points as Auburn (14-5, 4-1 SEC) ended a nine-game losing streak in the series with its first victory over Tennessee (11-7, 2-3) since the 2009 SEC tournament.
Tennessee scored the game's first 14 points and led 25-8 late in the first quarter before Auburn stormed back.
Auburn got back into the game with a 15-0 run that began in the closing seconds of the first quarter. The Tigers pulled ahead for good just before halftime with a Frerking 3-pointer that started a 22-2 spurt.
Mercedes Russell had a career-high 26 points to go along with 11 rebounds for Tennessee. Diamond DeShields had 17 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and nine turnovers.
Auburn forced 22 turnovers and outscored Tennessee 33-14 in points off turnovers.
How can I watch Lady Volunteers vs. Tigers?
- TV Channel: Lady Volunteers vs Tigers 2021 College Basketball, week 11, is broadcasted on SECN+.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 79 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Erica Sanders made Layup. | 61 - 79 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Mercedes Russell made Jumper. | 61 - 77 |
| 4th 0:27 | |
Janiah McKay made Layup. | 59 - 77 |
| 4th 0:53 | |
Auburn Timeout | 59 - 75 |
Statistics
 TENN |
AUB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-50 | FG | 32-63 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-13 | FT | 11-17 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 33 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Auburn, AL
Attendance: 2,290 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 36-4 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 35-4 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 29-6 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 25-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-12 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |